'The long night of the stars / Lange Nacht der Sterne' – ESA's 30th anniversary: Open Day at ESA/ESOC.

October

t.b.c.

Vega launcher firing test in Sardinia, Italy

t.b.c.

Soyuz flight from Baikonur for long-duration mission on the ISS

17-21

IAF 2005, Fukuoka, Japan

t.b.c.

41st ESA parabolic flight campaign, Bordeaux

t.b.c.

Launch of 'Jules Verne' ATV on Ariane-5 from Kourou.

November

t.b.c.

First Galileo launch from Baikonur

t.b.c.

Launch of Venus Express on Soyuz/Fregat from Baikonur.

December

t.b.c.

Launch of new version of Soyuz, qualification flight from Baikonur

t.b.c.

ESA Council meeting at ministerial level in Berlin.

Dates of certain events, especially of launches, depend on various factors, such as readiness of the spacecraft and/or launcher, and thus remain t.b.c. (to be confirmed) for some time. All Ariane launch dates are provisional, with definite dates being confirmed by Arianespace. Soyuz launch dates are confirmed by Starsem, and Space Shuttle launches by Nasa.